Reason I ask is I "attempted" the top part of the Corkscrew Saturday, fine until I crossed the fire-road and saw the drop in t'other side and just thought **** that, and pootled off to rag it on the rest of Verderers taking the red options.

Im sure the bike will be fine, myself and others ride it on HT with 150-180mm forks and haven't died much. The limit, as proven by Graves at the DH World Champs, is the rider not the bike.

The only thing that might catch you out if you saddle is too high is the drop on the newer track (can't remember what its called - oe with the jump section at the bottom) before the second fireroad as the landing is steepish and rutted last time I was there.

The rest of the rough stuff just let off the brakes and speed will carry you over most of it!

If you think the DH at FOD is steep I'd advise against ever going to a proper DH track like Llangollen or Nant G

My 16yo rode the black runs last Monday on his Anthem, swapping with a hired DH bike for his friend. He was fast on both.

My 13yo and I rode Corkscrew and most of GBU on HT, with 100mm Recons. I didn't lower the saddle. The second half of Corkscrew has some pretty interesting" rooty dropoffs. And I am not a skilled rider. By contrast, I found GBU easier.

And I didn't get any air on the jumps, either. But administered emergency first aid to someone who did. I would get a full face helmet if you plan on leaving the ground, though.

I've ridden the trails on a fs and hardtail, it was fun on both. The drop in after the first fire road in sheepskull does look a bit dodgy at first but it's fine if you just go for it. I've only ridden there on a hardtail back when I was crap though so I was properly slow, but it's still doable. Last time I rode my HT there I had a big crash on the tabletop at the bottom of ski run

FoD is awesome if you ride within your limits and (like most things in MTBing) fairly dangerous if you exceed them! I thought the DH tracks were more hardtail friendly than the armoured trails like Verderers but maybe I'm more used to riding dirt?

Reason I ask is I "attempted" the top part of the Corkscrew Saturday, fine until I crossed the fire-road and saw the drop in t'other side and just thought **** that, and pootled off to rag it on the rest of Verderers taking the red options.

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Was it you and a mate that followed me and two other guys down.You asked us what the trail was like?

If your worryed about the Corkscrew dont do the second half of the Enduro run across the fireroad that is steeper.Go over to the Dowies there are great trails over there and they are not hammered by D/H bikes.Second half of Flatland is knackered.Have done all the trails on a Hummer but much more fun on a Remedy,faster and higher.

That's the second large drop on GBU. My top tip is not to session larger features at the end of a long day, especially when you were having one of those days where you really weren't feeling the flow. And if you stop twice on approach, don't try a third time, leave it for another day! It's now two months later and although my ribs are almost back to normal (miraculously I didn't break any but pulled lots of muscles/ligaments) my neck is very stiff...